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Recent articles about Rutgers Scarlet Knightsen-usNotre Dame makes embarrassing mistakeChris Muller is a rising redshirt junior at Rutgers. He has appeared in 26 games for the Scarlet Knights the past two seasons, making 25 starts at right guard.
One of those starts was actually against Notre Dame in the 2013 Pinstripe Bowl. Apparently, the Fighting Irish staff either didn’t remember Muller from that game, or were so impressed that they are attempting to recruit him over a year later.
Tonight, Muller tweeted that he received mail from Notre Dame about its upcoming 2015 summer high school prospect camps, a curious delivery considering Muller is entering his fourth year at another program.
Well this is awkward… #CHOPNation pic.twitter.com/OsQLwniVCK
— Chris Muller (@Chris_Muller70) February 21, 2015
Not sure if this is an actual NCAA infraction but either way Notre Dame should probably update its recruiting mailing lists. 21 Feb 2015 18:50:44 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/photo_notre_dame_sent_mail_about_its_high_school_prospect_camps_to_a_starting_offensive_lineman_at_rutgers/18318545
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/photo_notre_dame_sent_mail_about_its_high_school_prospect_camps_to_a_starting_offensive_lineman_at_rutgers/18318545Notre Dame makes embarrassing mistakehttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/photo_notre_dame_sent_mail_about_its_high_school_prospect_camps_to_a_starting_offensive_lineman_at_rutgers/18318545http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/6/165efe6e9d47cce38790c0b50f7a51c1b13ba307/mini/notre-dame.jpgKyle Flood walking fine line between genius and mad in Rutgers’ recruiting hiresWhat does a $1 million gift to Rutgers football program get you? The recruiting coordinator position.
At least that is the potential message being sent if Rutgers goes ahead with the reported hire of booster Jeff Towers as the recruiting coordinator. It’s also a dangerous, yet potentially game changing hire if it happens.
Clearly Towers’ financial obligations and remaining gift money (his $1 million donation was supposed to be a 5-year, $200,000 per year donation) for the increase in head coach Kyle Flood’s salary will immediately have to cease.
It is still very much unclear if Towers can even be hired by the program, as the NCAA handbook defines a booster this way (per NJ.com): “an individual is considered to be a representative of an institution’s athletics interests (booster) by supporting teams and athletic departments through donations of time and financial resources.”
The guide also makes this point: “NCAA rules state that once an individual is identified as an athletics repre...14 Feb 2015 17:08:23 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/kyle_flood_walking_fine_line_between_genius_and_mad_in_rutgers_recruiting_hires/18275372
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/kyle_flood_walking_fine_line_between_genius_and_mad_in_rutgers_recruiting_hires/18275372Kyle Flood walking fine line between genius and mad in Rutgers’ recruiting hireshttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/kyle_flood_walking_fine_line_between_genius_and_mad_in_rutgers_recruiting_hires/18275372http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngtBBC Bowl Preview: Quick Lane Bowl – Rutgers vs North CarolinaQuick Lane Bowl
Ford Field
Detroit, Michigan
4:30 PM Friday, December 26th
Rutgers (7-5) vs North Carolina (6-6)
Ford Field, where everyone wants to spend Boxing Day.
For most people, Christmas is about spending time with the family but for the college football teams who have bowls in the couple days around Christmas, the players will be spending the holiday away from home. Fortunately for those players, they do get to spend Christmas in a great, vacation destination such as the Bahamas, Hawaii, Florida, or California. However Rutgers and Hawaii got the best Christmas present of all with a trip to Detroit for the Quick Lane Bowl. When I think of places that I want to go for a vacation, with its average December temperature of about 28 degrees and a murder rate comparable to cities in Iraq. There are some nice aspects of Christmas in Detroit, the outdoor ice skating rink in Campus Martius is very nice and there are several good craft beers brewed in the city to help you forget tha...24 Dec 2014 15:00:13 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tbbc_bowl_preview_quick_lane_bowl_rutgers_vs_north_carolina/17969567
http://network.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/tbbc_bowl_preview_quick_lane_bowl_rutgers_vs_north_carolina/17969567tBBC Bowl Preview: Quick Lane Bowl – Rutgers vs North Carolinahttp://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/articles/tbbc_bowl_preview_quick_lane_bowl_rutgers_vs_north_carolina/17969567http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngThe Rutgers Scarlet Knights Defied Most “Expert” Predictions In 2014
Well, how about that? Despite all of the predictions, Rutgers ends its first season in the Big Ten with a winning record. That certainly was not the word from those professional prognosticators back in August (was that really only three months ago?) prior to the beginning of this football season. Let’s look back at some of them, shall we?
USA Today had Rutgers listed at 98 out of the 128 FBS programs, with only Purdue ranked lower than them in the Big Ten. Their description of a “dream season” had Rutgers going 8-4, and 4-4 in the conference.
Their “nightmare season” was Rutgers going 2-10, and 0-8 in the conference. “Forecasting more than a couple of wins would be out of bounds.”
Athlon stated that “There is a chance that Rutgers will be better in 2014, but fail to reach a bowl game for the first time since 2010…”
Phil Steele stated, “If everything goes right- everyone stays healthy…I could see Rutgers winning as many as seven games, possibly even eight.” Of course, los02 Dec 2014 11:28:24 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/the_rutgers_scarlet_knights_defied_most_expert_predictions_in_2014/17825516
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/the_rutgers_scarlet_knights_defied_most_expert_predictions_in_2014/17825516The Rutgers Scarlet Knights Defied Most “Expert” Predictions In 2014http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/the_rutgers_scarlet_knights_defied_most_expert_predictions_in_2014/17825516http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngRutgers fans rush field after beating MichiganSome of college football’s mightiest programs have fallen this week. Oregon opened things up with a loss to Arizona, Alabama fell to Ole Miss, and Oklahoma dropped its game at TCU. In the latter two, fans of the underdog home teams rushed the field in jubilation. Add Rutgers to that victorious list. The Scarlet Knights picked up their first win in Big Ten play over Michigan. While the Wolverines are a mess as a program right now, and are 2-4 after the loss, no one tell that to Rutgers fans, they’re too busy partying.
Jubilation in Piscataway after Rutgers’ first-ever Big Ten win. pic.twitter.com/WQETOLOiNz — Targum Sports (@TargumSports) October 5, 2014
Rutgers, STAHP RT @ByAZuniga: So this is happening. pic.twitter.com/5FipLoYnVV — Jack Jorgensen (@JackJorgensen14) October 5, 2014
Loading Rutgers beats Michigan and the students rush the field and take down the goalpost. That was a fun crowd to be in. View on Instagram
If Michigan fans can take anything positive away from...04 Oct 2014 22:59:55 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/photos_rutgers_wins_first_big_ten_game_against_michigan_fans_rush_field_and_tear_down_goal_post/17425550
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/photos_rutgers_wins_first_big_ten_game_against_michigan_fans_rush_field_and_tear_down_goal_post/17425550Rutgers fans rush field after beating Michiganhttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/photos_rutgers_wins_first_big_ten_game_against_michigan_fans_rush_field_and_tear_down_goal_post/17425550http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/5/e5134940dc2f14a5e4cce82ba4d50b7357caf150/mini/rut.jpgReport: Rutgers AD made crude Sandusky remark in meetingJust days after putting her foot down on Rutgers fans who called Penn State "Ped State" and other "regrettable actions," an investigation of the university's athletic director, Julie Herman, claims she reportedly once put that same foot in her mouth and made a questionable joke about the child sex scandal involving former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.A NJ Advance Media investigation that included statements from more than a half-dozen people inside the Rutgers athletic department, university officials acknowledged Hermann made the Sandusky-related remark at a staff meeting last fall."Julie's comment was an off the cuff response to a give-and-take interaction urging the fundraising team to reach out and touch the donors,'' said Pete McDonough, senior vice president for external affairs, when pressed for a statement from Rutgers President Robert Barchi. "There probably isn't a person alive today who hasn't made an impromptu remark in a private19 Sep 2014 13:31:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_ad_julie_hermann_made_crude_sandusky_remark_in_staff_meeting_report/17317361
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_ad_julie_hermann_made_crude_sandusky_remark_in_staff_meeting_report/17317361Report: Rutgers AD made crude Sandusky remark in meetinghttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/rutgers_ad_julie_hermann_made_crude_sandusky_remark_in_staff_meeting_report/17317361http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/3/93c5fe7d69b5757475d5828aa2cc8ff6c0a68238/mini/ryt.jpgWATCH: Rutgers players party after practice at 'Club Ice'What happens when you mix New Jersey football with Jersey Shore culture? House music and action in the tubs, yo — ice tubs that is.On Wednesday night with music blaring, smoke machines spraying and strobe lights flashing, the Rutgers football team transformed an area of their training grounds into "Club Ice."And the dress code allowed cleats and pads.Even Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood was chillin' with the team.Check out @KyleFloodRU in the ice tubs! #clubice #chopnation pic.twitter.com/zOdO8BzZT7— Phil Galiano (@Coach_Galiano) August 7, 2014The team — in the midst of six straight days of practice to open camp, and the first double-session of the summer — are getting ready for their first season in the Big Ten. And what better way to get ready for those chilly Midwestern stadiums than to wheel those ice baths into the parking lot and cut loose.That's how the Garden State rolls.[NJ.com]07 Aug 2014 07:19:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_football_team_parties_after_practice_at_club_ice_video/16989535
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_football_team_parties_after_practice_at_club_ice_video/16989535WATCH: Rutgers players party after practice at 'Club Ice'http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/rutgers_football_team_parties_after_practice_at_club_ice_video/16989535http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/2/b2c52f2091a5dda0d5c5415ce6cc1033e4968f57/mini/rutgers.jpg-large.jpgBig Ten Network hires Eric LeGrandYou may have heard once or twice in recent weeks, months and years the the Big Ten is expanding, adding Rutgers and Maryland to their now 14-team conference. That means that the conference will slowly integrate them in to the league’s media offerings, which includes Big Ten Network. They announced hirings specific to both schools on Wednesday. The biggest news is that Eric LeGrand will work for BTN as a football studio analyst. LeGrand, who was paralyzed during an October 2010 game making a tackle and has turned his subsequent recovery into an inspiration for those in New Jersey and beyond, has also worked for the Rutgers radio network and SNY as an analyst. He will join former Rutgers and New York Jets quarterback Ray Lucas in the studio. Former New York Giant Shaun O’Hara will serve as a game analyst for Rutgers, while on the basketball side, former Rutgers player and coach Bob Wenzel will serve as a game and studio analyst. New York Mets voice Josh Lewin, who has done some work for BTN in the past, wil24 Jul 2014 12:46:20 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eric_legrand_headlines_big_ten_networks_hires_for_rutgers_and_maryland_joining_the_conference/16903426
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eric_legrand_headlines_big_ten_networks_hires_for_rutgers_and_maryland_joining_the_conference/16903426Big Ten Network hires Eric LeGrandhttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/eric_legrand_headlines_big_ten_networks_hires_for_rutgers_and_maryland_joining_the_conference/16903426http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39938cbecefc6ced46bf8ca21f1bbfff8eccbd21/mini/legrand.jpgRutgers QB charged after bar fight; victim may not surviveRutgers quarterback Philip Nelson — a transfer from Minnesota — who spent the weekend cooling his heels in a jail cell was finally released after making bail.Nelson, who left the police station with a towel covering his head, is charged with one count of first degree assault and one count of third-degree assault in connection with a bar fight that left 24-year-old Isaac Kolstad in critical condition.The 20-year-old appeared in Blue Earth County (Minn.) court Monday wearing an orange jail jumpsuit, with his hands cuffed and his ankles chained. First-degree assault carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.That's if his victim survives.While Nelson was in court Monday, Kolstad was in the Mayo Clinic in Mankato, Minn. struggling to stay alive.According to the complaint filed Monday afternoon, a neurosurgeon with the hospital said Kolstad was suffering from “a severe head injury and a severe pulmonary injury,” and he’s not sure if the victim will survive.Kolstad has a wife and a child with an13 May 2014 07:57:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_qb_charged_after_bar_fight_victim_may_notsurvive_report/16457371
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_qb_charged_after_bar_fight_victim_may_notsurvive_report/16457371Rutgers QB charged after bar fight; victim may not survivehttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/rutgers_qb_charged_after_bar_fight_victim_may_notsurvive_report/16457371http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/1/11f65b01aab2f7eeff0903fba79a353c1f891895/mini/nelson.jpgReport: Rutgers rescinds speech offer to Eric LeGrand Add another link into the chain of embarrassing situations surrounding the Rutgers athletics department these days.Even with the stench of the Mike Rice scandal still in the air and in the wake of athletic director Julie Hermann telling a journalism class that it would be "great" if the state's biggest newspaper, the Star-Ledger, would close down, the New Jersey university has stubbed its toe once again.Eric LeGrand, the former Rutgers football player whose perseverance after being paralyzed during a 2010 game and has become an inspiration to Rutgers and the entire country, said Monday he was given the chance to talk at the school’s May 18 commencement ceremony, only to have the offer rescinded, according to MyCentralJersey.com. Over the weekend, LeGrand believed he would be Rutgers’ commencement speaker — after Condoleezza Rice bowed out (another fiasco) due to student backlash — and he was called Saturday by Gregory Jackson, chief of staff for Rutgers President Robert Barchi, asking that he spe06 May 2014 10:12:00 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eric_legrand_upset_at_rutgers_for_rescinding_commencement_speech_offer_report/16409779
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/eric_legrand_upset_at_rutgers_for_rescinding_commencement_speech_offer_report/16409779Report: Rutgers rescinds speech offer to Eric LeGrand http://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/eric_legrand_upset_at_rutgers_for_rescinding_commencement_speech_offer_report/16409779http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/1/a12ad27bb6459b0946f27a1ceba4a9ea814c433e/mini/7432230.jpgRutgers practice ends with TD run by two fans in wheelchairsRutgers athletics has taken a beating in the PR department in the past year or two, but at football practice earlier this week, the Scarlet Knights pulled off one of the most inspirational gestures we’ve seen in quite some time. On the final play of practice, the coaching staff allowed two young fans in wheelchairs who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy – Matt DeRiggi and Danny Garofalo – to get in on the action. The team ran a reverse – everyone’s favorite play – between the two players, which resulted in a touchdown. Check it out: While it didn’t have quite the same celebration as the now-famous Jack Hoffman run at Nebraska last year, it’s still great to see the Rutgers players do something so nice for the duo. Props to everyone involved here. [Dr. Saturday]15 Apr 2014 11:17:15 -0400http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/video_rutgers_practice_ends_with_heartwarming_touchdown_run_from_2_fans_in_wheelchairs/16276576
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/video_rutgers_practice_ends_with_heartwarming_touchdown_run_from_2_fans_in_wheelchairs/16276576Rutgers practice ends with TD run by two fans in wheelchairshttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/video_rutgers_practice_ends_with_heartwarming_touchdown_run_from_2_fans_in_wheelchairs/16276576http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/f/1f1ced2613cabc3b13a85be78797a8bc2da39ed2/mini/rutgers.jpgBuzz: Eric LeGrand earns degree from Rutgers22 Jan 2014 22:46:27 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/buzz_eric_legrand_earns_degree_from_rutgers/15608696
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/buzz_eric_legrand_earns_degree_from_rutgers/15608696Buzz: Eric LeGrand earns degree from Rutgershttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/buzz_eric_legrand_earns_degree_from_rutgers/15608696http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngRutgers Antwan Lowery makes switch at East West Shrine GameRutgers offensive lineman Antwan Lowery wore 77 during practices at the East West Shrine Game. Lowery switched to the offensive line during spring practice (2010) and earned a spot on the two-deep at right guard. He appeared in 10 games with four starts as true freshman. His career has continued to develop leading him to landing an invitation to the East West Shrine Ga...17 Jan 2014 17:56:44 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_antwan_lowery_makes_switch_at_east_west_shrine_game/15568667
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/rutgers_antwan_lowery_makes_switch_at_east_west_shrine_game/15568667Rutgers Antwan Lowery makes switch at East West Shrine Gamehttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/rutgers_antwan_lowery_makes_switch_at_east_west_shrine_game/15568667http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngJeremy Deering NFL Draft Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights Mr. VersatilityVersatility and unselfishness are two words that can describe Rutgers safety Jeremy Deering. With the Scarlet Knight, Deering has played running back, receiver, and eventually safety. He also scored a touchdown rushing, receiving, and return touchdown. I guess add playmaker to his list of abilities too. Deering now enters the next phase of his football life, making his path toward...09 Jan 2014 15:44:18 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/jeremy_deering_nfl_draft_bio_rutgers_scarlet_knights_mr_versatility/15502982
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/jeremy_deering_nfl_draft_bio_rutgers_scarlet_knights_mr_versatility/15502982Jeremy Deering NFL Draft Bio - Rutgers Scarlet Knights Mr. Versatilityhttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/jeremy_deering_nfl_draft_bio_rutgers_scarlet_knights_mr_versatility/15502982http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.pngDodd throws 2 TDs, Rutgers becomes bowl eligibleChas Dodd threw two touchdowns and Paul James ran for two as Rutgers finally nailed down its eighth bowl bid in nine years with a 31-6 victory over South Florida Saturday night.
The win snapped a three-game losing slide for the Scarlet Knights (6-6, 3-5 American Athletic Conference), and it is expected to set up a game with Notre Dame (8-4) in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 28. Bowl bids will be announced Sunday.
James ran for 113 yards, scoring on runs of 5 and 1 yards. Dodd threw for 179 yards, connecting on scoring passes of 12 yards to Andre Patton and 2 yards to Michael Burton.
Marvin Kloss kicked two field goals for South Florida (2-10, 2-6), which ended its first season under Willie Taggart with a six-game losing streak.07 Dec 2013 23:10:06 -0500http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/dodd_throws_2_tds_rutgers_becomes_bowl_eligible/15255284
http://network.yardbarker.com/college_football/article_external/dodd_throws_2_tds_rutgers_becomes_bowl_eligible/15255284Dodd throws 2 TDs, Rutgers becomes bowl eligiblehttp://www.yardbarker.com/college_football/articles/dodd_throws_2_tds_rutgers_becomes_bowl_eligible/15255284http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/1/b1d5ba1707b08fb4cbdaf47d6ed35fcadf589641/mini/connecticut-rutgers.jpg